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COVER F03 CHAMBER PAILS, &G. No. 312,998. z, Patented P91324, 1885 I Z/Meh/I l @Zi/@m www@ NITED STATES ArtNr trice.,

AGUR JUDSON, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO FRANK M.KUMMER, OF SAME PLACE.

COVER FOR CHAMBER-PAWS, 84.0.

SPECIFICATION forming part oi Letters Patent No. 312,998, dated February2%, 18H5.

Application filed December l5, 1884.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, AGUR JUDsoN, of Newark, in the county of Essex andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Covers for Chamber-Pails and Similar Articles; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of' this speciication.

My improvement has for its object the application to the outside of thecover oi' a cham-` ber-pail of special devices whereby the cover may beeasily fastened down tightly upon or removed from the pail, the cover onits under side being of the ordinary construction, the device serving toconfine all the bad odors within the vessel and permitting `the cover tobe readily cleansed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of the pail with thecover secured or locked thereon; Fig. 2, a detached view of the coverwith the locking device unlocked; Fig. 3, an under side view of thecover, and Fig. 4 a section of the cover; and Fig. 5 shows amodification.

A represents a pail or vessel, and B the cover, which, until my noveldevices are applied, is of ordinary form. O11 the top of the cover andnear its edge I place four guide-eyes, c, about equally distant fromeach other.

A bent wire or rod, d, has its two ends passed severally through two ofthese eyes, as shown, and a similar bent wire, d', has its ends passedthrough the other' two eyes, c. All four ends of these wires are bentdownward into the form of a hook, e, adapted to clasp the rim f of thepail or other vessel to which the cover may be applied. The middle partof one of these wires passes through a hole, g, in a locking-lever,h,.and the middle part of the other wire passes through another hole,fi, in the same lever. This lever has a cam projection, k. When thislever is (Xo model.)

in the position shown in Fig. 2, the hooks e do not clamp and hold uponthe rim f; but when the lever is swung over to the position opposite tothat shown in Fig. 2 the center of each wire is drawn so as to pass andcross the other one, thus pulling up the hooks under the rim f of thevessel, as shown in Fig. l. The same action not only brings theprojecting edge Z of cam k beyond what may be termed the dead-point,and. so that the pull of both wires tends to keep the device locked, butit performs another equally important duty of forcing downward the coverclosely upon the vessel, or against an elastic rubber or other ring, m,placed around the inner rim or band, a, of the cover, thus insuring thepositive confinement of all odors within the vessel and preventing theirescape into the roozn.

If desired, the center ofthe top ot' the cover may have a piece of hardmetal secured to it,

the better to resist the action and pressure of the can. Such a piece isshown at o.

Instead of using thelever h, a screw-thread may be cut through the part7c, which connects the rods d cl, anda thumbscrew, p, inserted therein.The turning of such screwto the right will bring its end against the topof the cover and pull upward the rods, and clamp the cover to the pail,as heretofore stated, and upon the screw being turned to the left thecover will be released.

It will now be observed that I avoid any inclosed or partially-inclosedchamber or compartment in the cover, and which,when used, not onlyadmits and retains the foul odors which rise from the vessels contents,but also precludes any possibility of cleansing the interior of such acover.

My device is perfectly efcient, simple, and cheap, and one understood ata glance by the most ignorant servant.

It will be evident that my improvement is applicable to covers for anycla-ss of vessels where it is desirable to confine liquids or preventthe escape of odors, whether fair or foul.

I claim-- 1. In combination Vwith the cover B, the lever-earn h 7c, thehooks being arranged to guide-eyes c on its top, and the hooked bentclasp the rim of a vessel to which the cover rods dd', arranged to slidethrough sue-h is applied. eyes, and means -for actuating them to forceAGUR JUDSON. 5 the hooks inward or outward, as set forth. Witnesses:

2. In combination with' the cover, the Jas. P. RYON, hooked and bentwires d d', guide-eyes c, and PERCY WHITE.

